Safety belt for babies&#39; dressing tables



Oct. 26, 1943. w REINHOLZ 2,332,831

SAFETY BELT FOR BABYS DRESSING TABLES I Filed March 12, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l W NvENToR. T B [Mam fl Rein 0/ ATTORNEY.

Oct. 26, 1943.

w. H; REINHOLZ 2,332,831 SAFETY BELT FOR BABYS DRESSING TABLES Filed March 12, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

William H. Ran/7o! v TTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 26, 1943 oer-ice SAFETY'BEL'DEOR BABIES DRESSING TABLES- Wil iam-n"; R'eihliolz, Irondequo i- X 11 11 M ecb12, 1940;. Se'rial No; 3233638 (c1. sit-78l- The object of this invention-is to provide safety belts and a-frametheref-or, f'or ababys dressing table.

Another object of thelinvent'ion is to mount the safety belt or belts ona rectangular frame'thaa can-be swung down to safety position, or can-be swung up'away'from-the dressingtable,

Another object of the invention is tomountth'esafety belts on the frame so that they can be adjuste'd toward or away from each other, and can be placed in the exact position desired for the: purpose of safely holding the baby, and can also b'e" adjusted tolength.

I These: and'otherobjects of the invention will b'e=illustrated in the drawings; described in the specificatlonl'and pointed-but in the claimsat theend thereofl Imthgdrawings: s Figure his a perspective view of a dre'ss s table, with the frame and safetybelts added thereto which constitute my invention.

. Figureizis a detail view of one end-of the frame; showingia modificationthereof.

' Figure. 3fisa top plan view of the dressing table and: at modified: form of" the fram that carries thei safetybelts;

Figure 4 is an end elevation of: thelmodified:

form of the frame shownlin Figure 3.

Figure 53 isa detail view of the spring clip for holding. the frame I down. I Y

Figurefi :isap'erspective view of 'am'odifiedform: ofitheitop of 'the dressing table.

liigure'z'l is'an enlarged. end view'of the? improved? dressing. tableishown in 1 Figure. 6.

Figure-3 is anenlarged detailview of an; nd,of

the frame, showing a modified form ofztheslotted:

connecticn'with the table. I

Figure 9 is a detail view of the safety belt with a spring clip on the free end and an eye on the table to which it can be fastened.

Figure 10 is a detail of the wire held in upright position by a spring clip.

In the drawings like reference numerals indicat like parts.

In the drawings reference numeral I indicates a. dressing table of a well known form, which consists of the rectangular frame 2 over which is stretched a canvas top 3 capable of holding a baby, all of which is old and constitutes no part of my invention.

On the rear side of the dressing table is a back board or rail 4, whichmay extend upwardly from the dressing table. A rectangular wir frame 5 is provided which swings on staples or eye-bolts 6, 6, as is shown in Figure 1. These staples or eyebolts are fastened 1a the bat'k board l or irr the frame that supports the canvas cover I. (D'n these st'aplesor eye bolts the frame 5"oan swing fromthe vertical position shownin Fig-ure 1 down toa liorizontal position, in which position it-would rest on the top' of the dressing table; and can" be held'down bythe'springclips-T, T; i The frame- 5 is rectangular except a where itis offset to form-a handle 0n this frameis-pro i vided safety belts 9 and I lhwhich belts can slide back and f'orth ointlie frame i Thebe1t-'9 restsover the babys; chest L and is provided witlr armholes I and l2t'thrbugh which the babys ar-ms camheextended:whemtheframe'Main-horizontal:

:l positiongan'd atl t'hatttime-thebelt l0 Will-rest over the: babys legs. I 'I'he'sframe is held down: in horizontalkpositiomby the spring; clipsfl Ji'and, th

baby will be heldisecurelydn place o'thatl it cannot rollofi ofithe-dtessingtablei t t Thee endsvof the: frame: 5 canlbei turned up at each end fas shown; at; lit in Figure Zrand' the opening in t the endz of' theiframe may. be closedi with avcanva's bag l6 forming either a'foot board.

oralheadiboard. v r

, InFigure= 3 a frame-- 2 l is. made narrower than the: frame" 5 shown: in' Figure; 1,, and; instead of? swinging. on' fixed eye bolts on staples; the framecan slide bodily from the' midi-positionv shown; in Figure 3 to the side shown at the upper'end of Figure 33, To control it inthis ysl-idingmovement, stationary guides: 2 h and Z2 areprovidedi.

which a are fastened to: the: frame; of the: dressing; table-(seeFigure 4; Thesetguides passioverr one: side:of= therframe Zo -and, hold; that side: dowm.

" but permit: the frame body' to: slide under these guides I t For thepurpese: of: holdin'gzthe: frame; 20 in: the position shown in Figure 3, spring clips 23, 23 are provided. The near side of the frame can be lifted to disengage the frame from the clips 23 for the purpose of sliding it back in the guides 2| which are shown in Figure 4.

As shown in Figure 4, the frame 20 can be shoved to the left and swung up to the dotted line position, which leaves it out of the way while the baby is being dressed.

In Figure 6 I have shown a wire frame 30 that is U-shaped instead of rectangular, as is shown in Figure 1. Each end of the wire frame is bentto form a slot or an elongated eye 3| that makes sliding engagement with the screw 32 set in the wooden frame 33 of the table. The head of the screw beingglarger than the slot width keeps the wire frame in place acting as a guide. The end rails 34 of the table project forward over the front rail 35 and form shoulders 36. The end of each end rail is rounded at I the top, as shown at 31 in Figure 7, and is un- The front end of the frame must be drawn down p as the frame is drawn forward before it can be raised. The safety belts 40 and 4| are fastened at their rear ends to the fabric cover of the table top, and therefore the belts cannot'move toward or away from each other, except at the ends attached to the front rail of the frame. These belts are used for the same purpose as the belts 9. and I0 shown in Figure 1. The outer ends of the belts are provided with straps 42 and buckles 43, by which they are fastened to the wire frame 30. These belts can be adjusted to fit the baby in question, and when once adjusted need not be disturbed. Before the baby is laid 'on the table, the frame 39 and its belts are raised to dotted line position shown in Figure 6 and the baby is thenlaid on'the table, and the frame is then broughtdown to the full line position, and is locked in place, as above described, with the babys arms extended through the openings in the belt 40. To hold the frame in theupright position, a pin or screw 44 is .provided at one end of the back board 4, or tohold the frame 30 in the upright position I can also use a spring clip similar to the clip 1 shown in Figure 5. This detail is shown in Figure 10. As shown in Figure 9, the strap 42 is provided with a spring snap 45, which can engage with an eye-screw 46 placed on the front rail when usedv without a wire frame. See Figure 9. In this Figure 9 there is no swinging wire frame to which the belts can be attached. The belts are attached to the wooden frame, and forthis' purpose the eye-screw 45 is fastened in the front rail of the frame.

I claim: I

'1. In a babys dressing table, the combination ofia relatively flat, horizontal supporting means upon'which a baby may liein prone position; an open frame hinged to swing with respect to said supporting means on an axis adjacent and parallel to the inner side of said supporting means from a horizontal position substantially infthe plane of said supporting means through at least ninety degrees up over said supporting means to a plane angularly spaced from said supporting means, said frame having a connecting means arranged transversely of the supporting means and a side bar carried by said connecting means and constituting the outer free side of said frame; belt means of adjustable length adapted to lie across the babys body and secured against longitudinal movement, thereof 'at one end with respect to said axis and at the other end to said side bar, said connecting means being arranged to be out of contact with the babys body when said belt means are in operative position; and means for detachably securing said frame with respect to said supporting means with said side bar substantially in the plane of said supporting means.

2. The combination defined in claim 1 and in addition thereto means for supporting said frame in an upright position above said hinge axis.

3. The combination defined in claim 1 in which said connecting means are parallel end bars spaced beyond the head and feet of, the

baby respectively and disposed in the plane of said axis and said side bar.

l. In a babys dressing table, the combination of: a relatively fiat, horizontal supporting means upon which a baby may lie in prone position; a U-shaped open'frame, the free ends of the legs of said frame each having a slotted hinge con-,

nection with said supporting means on an axis adjacent and parallel to the inner side of said supporting means, permitting limited trans1ative movement of said frame with respect 'to the axis of said hinge connection, the legs of said frame being spaced beyond the ends'of said supporting means, and the side bar of said frame just clearing the outer side of said supporting meanswhen said frame is at the outer limit of its translative movement; detent means on said supporting means at its outer side .for preventing upward movement of said side bar when said frame is at the inner limit of its translative movement; and beltrmeans of adjustable length adapted to lie across the babys body and secured against longitudinal movement at onev end with respect to said axis and at the other end to the side bar of said frame. 7 t

5. The combination-defined in claim 4 in which said detent means comprises at least one hori-' 

